Homemade cheese or paneer is used in the entire South Asia as delicious substitute for meat in many dishes; from simple toasting it for breakfast to adding it to scrumptious…
Continue ReadingFor weekends, movie and game nights, I love casual food that can be served in the cooking pan with the whole family sitting around, digging in with hands, enjoying every…
Continue ReadingHaving grown up in a typical South Asian home, where grandmother and mother found a solution for every problem and ailment within the bounds of kitchen and pantry, I became…
Continue ReadingI have created many decadent and indulgent desserts with chocolate, caramel, ice creams and custards for different occasions but this time I wanted something that everyone could equally enjoy. So…
Continue ReadingSpicy, sensational and oh so good ! This super simple salad gets done in 20 minutes and packs a big punch of flavor. It’s light, refreshing and wets the appetite…
Continue ReadingIf I have to choose one dessert that completes my chocolate dream, it has to be Mississippi Mud Pie ! So many different tastes and textures of chocolate to enjoy…
Continue ReadingBolognese Sauce is an Italian Classic meat sauce, served with tagliatelle or any flat pasta. In Italy its not served with Spaghetti because the meat sauce doesn’t stick to that…
Continue ReadingThe obsession with healthy foods shouldn’t take the joy out of eating, rather it should add to it. Working on this belief I try to create recipes for busy weekdays…
Continue ReadingYogurt – a lifesaver in summer. Despite being born in a farming family, I was never really a big fan of drinking milk, but homemade yogurt, cheese and butter I…
Continue ReadingEver felt a dessert urgency ? And that too for a particular dessert, nothing else would do? Last night I was watching a movie and suddenly I was gripped by…
Continue ReadingMurgh Dopiaza is a traditional chicken curry of Persian origin. According to some historical references, the dish was created when a courtier of Mughal emperor Akbar Mullah Do Piaza accidentally…
Continue ReadingWaking up on a dark, rainy, cold morning, my first thought was to cook a steaming, comforting stew that would warm both the body and soul. Yes, I’m that crazy…
Continue ReadingPunjabi Kadhi Pakora is one of the yummiest of food memories from my childhood. It’s different from any other curry you have ever eaten and oh so delicious! A very…
Continue ReadingMy daughters are crazy after chicken cheese croquettes, and the homemade ones are a delicacy compared to the almost flavourless, ready-to-fry, shop bought stuff. I only realised this difference when…
Continue ReadingThink of a dessert for some special occasion, and that too when you have already spent hours in the kitchen slaving over the mains and the sides. You know by…
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